DNS, you were talking about the rat race. Is it ever possible to get away from that altogether even if you are a monastic? Monasteries need money to run and although monks and nuns don't directly handle money, they need it to survive. If you're a 'regular' monk and not an abbot, vice-abbot, preside...

There have been 578 visits to this thread. But there are only 18 scores! This forum is almost dead, There are about 10-15 people left posting. This is down a lot since i "left" in 2016 forum got trolled hard i think and it drove people away. Not all polls generate that much interest. Some have hund...

Actually, spiritual people and religious people tend to be happier. I won't link any studies, so no one thinks I'm cherry-picking, just google on your own and you'll see numerous studies confirm that the religious and greater religiosity tends to result in happier people. And it extends across all s...

chownah, I already quoted AN 9.7 here is the full text: https://suttacentral.net/en/an9.7 “[1] It is impossible for a monk whose mental fermentations are ended to intentionally deprive a living being of life. [2] It is impossible for a monk whose mental fermentations are ended to take, in the manner...

" One for whom these teachings are accepted thus after being pondered to a sufficient degree with wisdom is called a dhamma-follower, one who has entered the fixed course of rightness, entered the plane of superior persons, transcended the plane of the worldlings. He is incapable of doing any deed b...

You seem to be of the view that arahants are in some way less capable in dealing with the world than non-arahants. Can you be more explicit in describing how you see the arahants inabilities? Why wouldn't a lay arahant just keep on doing their right livelihood etc? You make it sound like a disabili...

Thanks DNS, so if the 7 day rule isn't backed up by the suttas and as the last paragraph of the article says, was partly put in place out of fear of the sangha losing power,then how much attention should we give it? I'm not suggesting that the sangha is pointless or should be done away with btw. It...

also same Sutta group is a Sutta https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn42/sn42.010.than.html Maniculaka Sutta SN 42.10 what i gather from that Sutta is that buddhadharma followers money is not allowed. does it mean that if i need trousers, then i am not allowed to use money to buy them also...

So you can't eat or drink if you're an Arahant? You can eat and drink as an arahant, but if you are not a monk or nun, there would be no one to give you that food and drink. If you held a job, you'd be subject to all the trappings and cravings of the 'rat-race' and all that entails, which I presume...

That's a good video for a quickie into to Buddhism for those without the patience to read a full book on it or to watch a 2 hour documentary of the Buddha's life, but there's one big error toward the end: Theravada does not say only monks can get enlightened. A lay person can get enlightened, it's j...

I built my physique using mainly dumbbells as I have a shoulder problem and barbells limited what I could do. I would be happy to give you a workout advice and diet plan. bodom, Is that you? Lookin' good! When you come over for a Raiders game, they might mistake you for the Tight End! Weightlifting...

Weight lifting is geared more towards developing muscle mass and tone, and as such is not very effective as a primary weight loss strategy. I agree with justsit, weightlifting is a great exercise, but it's more about muscle mass and tone, not so much for weight loss. However, I have heard that musc...

If one considers that sineru is out of this world and is somewhere else then there is no way for us here on this forum to know anything about it except for our own fabricated thoughts based on this world.....so really there is not much point in discussing something we can know nothing about......or...

So interpreting the teaching regarding Sineru as a phenomenon perceivable with the divine eye seems totally within reason. But instead of considering this, or any of the other large ranges of interpretations (& there are a lot, because the suttas say very little on this topic, most of the informati...

Some can practice the 8 precepts on just a few days a month and then gradually hopefully add more days. Ye it's allure is very strong i have not been able to kick it yet either i think it is most difficult when living in the city. Music is not an allure for me and I don't visit night clubs, but was...

7. "Bhikkhus. Ariyan disciples in this Religion reflect thus: "'All arahants, for as long as life lasts, have given up singing and dancing, the playing of musical instruments and the watching of entertainments, which are stumbling blocks to that which is wholesome. Nor do they bedeck themselves wit...